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Left: Belper Folk Club, Derbyshire, Tuesdays, weekly (listed under East Midlands).
Venues: England East Midlands & East • https://www.folklife.uk/v-emids-east
Song, Music, Dance, Poetry, Story: Clubs • Concerts • Sings • Sessions • Ceilidhs • Workshop series
England: East Midlands & East on other pages:
Links for each region, regions are listed in the same order as Folklife West magazine's England regions pages:
Folklife's main areas are: Wales, South-West, West Midlands, Oxon. Currently, most entries in those areas, but open to all.
We've very few listings from East Midlands & East, more are welcome; for more examples of listings see the bigger West Midlands venues page
Most Directory entries are from paying Folklife Members, paid membership (details foot of page) very welcome, but not required for Directory listing.
Entries welcome from enthusiasts in all areas ! For Virtual (Zoom etc) listings - Venues: Zoom page webpage
Most Directory entries are from paying Folklife Members, paid membership (details foot of page) very welcome, but not required for Directory listing.
Entries welcome from enthusiasts in all areas ! For Virtual (Zoom etc) listings - Venues: Zoom page webpage
🄵 Folklife members, Ø Associates; see their Folk News on Folklife West magazine's England: East & South pages
We also list, free, in this Directory, 🅄 UK Updates-signups (other than above), and 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber/contributor.
We also list, free, in this Directory, 🅄 UK Updates-signups (other than above), and 🄹 Folklife Traditions Journal subscriber/contributor.
East Midlands
Back to top of page, Venues: England East & South For more East Midlands information, see our news pages: Folklife West: England East & South
East Midlands: local magazine & listings
ONLINE 🅄 Leics. LEICESTERSHIRE FOLK DIARY https://lfd.org.uk/
⇒ Contact via website form on https://lfd.org.uk/contact_us.php. LFD is also on Facebook.
⊕ Two main sections: Events with a day-to-day listing of "what's on", and a Directory, an A to Z listing of the event organisers and venues. Compiled using information supplied by event organisers. Sponsored by the Grand Union Folk Club. (May 2025: new listing)
⇒ Contact via website form on https://lfd.org.uk/contact_us.php. LFD is also on Facebook.
⊕ Two main sections: Events with a day-to-day listing of "what's on", and a Directory, an A to Z listing of the event organisers and venues. Compiled using information supplied by event organisers. Sponsored by the Grand Union Folk Club. (May 2025: new listing)
ALSO❓we emailed (2025 May & June), you may wish to google: Fizgig (Lincs; E Mids) ❓
Derbyshire
→ The Old King's Head, Days Lane, Belper DE56 1NP, 8pm. Venue parking limited but large free car park nearby, details see website.
⇒ Contact phone: 01246 865170, email: geoff.deighton<at>btinternet.com , or contact via Belper Folk Club Facebook
⊕ Every Tuesday is an open night where anyone is welcome to come along to sing, play instruments, recite poetry, or just to listen and be entertained.
(2025 March, new listing)
Leicestershire
🅄 Tuesday, 2nd Leicestershire LONG WHATTON TIGERFOLK TRADITIONAL FOLK CLUB
→ The Falcon Inn, Main Street, Long Whatton LE12 5DG (near East Midlands Airport), 7.30 pm start.
⇒ John & Sheila Bentham, phone 07982 254298, email: johnandsheilabentham<at>virginmedia.com
⊕ Tigerfolk, formerly Traditions at the Tiger, was founded in 1991 by Roy Harris as a venue to present and promote traditional folk song, music, storytelling. Mostly guest nights but floor singers welcome. (2025 March, new listing)
East of England
East of England: local magazine & listings
ONLINE 🅄 most of East of England* UNICORN FOLK https://unicornfolk.uk
* Unicorn Folk covers Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Essex & Herts, with a bit of overlap into surrounding counties such as Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as elements of the national folk scene.
⇒ info<at>unicornfolk.uk, https://www.facebook.com/FolkFacts/
⊕ The Unicorn Folk website is the online successor to the Unicorn Magazine. Run as a not-for-profit it aims to support and provide information to the folk and acoustic music community and cheap, sometimes free advertising to event organisers & musicians. (June 2025: new listing)
⇒ info<at>unicornfolk.uk, https://www.facebook.com/FolkFacts/
⊕ The Unicorn Folk website is the online successor to the Unicorn Magazine. Run as a not-for-profit it aims to support and provide information to the folk and acoustic music community and cheap, sometimes free advertising to event organisers & musicians. (June 2025: new listing)
ALSO ❓ we emailed (2025 May & June), you may wish to google: Mardles (East Anglia); Essex Folk News
🅄 Tuesday, weekly Cambs ST NEOTS ST NEOTS FOLK CLUB www.stneotsfolkclub.co.uk
→ The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs PE19 2BH, 8pm - 10.30pm. Every Tuesday except closed during August and between Christmas & New Year.
⇒ stneotsfolkclub<at>aol.com
⊕ The last Tuesday of a month is a Round the Room night, and other nights are filled with booked guests or Open Stage or Showcases. The Club organises the St Neots Folk Festival in June.
→ The Priory Centre, St Neots, Cambs PE19 2BH, 8pm - 10.30pm. Every Tuesday except closed during August and between Christmas & New Year.
⇒ stneotsfolkclub<at>aol.com
⊕ The last Tuesday of a month is a Round the Room night, and other nights are filled with booked guests or Open Stage or Showcases. The Club organises the St Neots Folk Festival in June.
We have Folklife members from Skye to Brussels!, our main area is Wales; England West Country & West Midlands.
. . . but it might be worth joining Folklife (just £9 by PDF or by post £21 a year, for 3 issues Folklife West plus 2 issues Folklife Traditions Journal):
-- for venues near to our area
-- for venues in popular holiday areas
-- for venues with something else to publicise eg a folk act, or a folk festival - we can publicise all your folk activities if you are a Folklife member
-- or if interested in our general articles on our "Folklife Traditions" pages, and in reading the whole Folklife West magazine
-- . . . or . . . to support us !
. . . but it might be worth joining Folklife (just £9 by PDF or by post £21 a year, for 3 issues Folklife West plus 2 issues Folklife Traditions Journal):
-- for venues near to our area
-- for venues in popular holiday areas
-- for venues with something else to publicise eg a folk act, or a folk festival - we can publicise all your folk activities if you are a Folklife member
-- or if interested in our general articles on our "Folklife Traditions" pages, and in reading the whole Folklife West magazine
-- . . . or . . . to support us !